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Data center concerns draw crowd to Varina town hall meeting • GRTC's fare-free service to continue for another year, as agency passes FY27 budget

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Data center concerns draw crowd to Varina town hall meeting

More than 100 residents packed the meeting room at the Varina Area Library on Tuesday night, filling every available seat, and the hallway, for a town hall that stretched nearly three hours, making clear that data centers are on the minds of many in the district. Click here to read more

GRTC’s fare-free service to continue for another year, as agency passes FY27 budget
Agency also presents ideas for Pulse North-South expansion line; public feedback sought through May 31
Henrico CitizenDina Weinstein, Community Vitality Reporter
Paris Baguette opens in Henrico
Paris Baguette, a bakery café concept with more than 4,000 locations worldwide, has opened one in Henrico. The new location, at 3524 Pump Road, opened May 15 and is one of about 300 locations in North America, company officials said. Jeff Han, a longtime local entrepreneur with nearly 18
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Brothers Osborne to play Innsbrook Aug. 21
Country duo Brothers Osborne will perform at the ServPro After Hours Concerts at The Innsbrook Pavilion in Glen Allen on Friday, Aug. 21. Tickets for the show will go on sale Friday, May 22 at 10 a.m. at www.afterhoursinnsbrook.com and by phone at 1-800-514-ETIX (3849). A limited
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Hotel opens at site of Henrico Sports and Events Center
Shamin Hotels May 11 celebrated the opening of a new Residence Inn by Marriott hotel just steps away from the Henrico Sports and Events Center in Glen Allen. The hotel actually opened May 7 and was booked to capacity during the weekend, thanks to a graduation at Virginia Commonwealth University
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Virginia Capital Trail Foundation, KHB to teach basics of bicycle care May 23
On May 23, the Virginia Capital Trail Foundation will partner with Keep Henrico Beautiful for a Bike Maintenance 101 workshop from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Four Mile Creek Trailhead (3256 New Market Road). The entry-level class will teach cyclists the basics of bicycle upkeep and repair,
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Henrico Fur Finder: May 20, 2026
Every Wednesday, the Henrico Fur Finder highlights pets looking for a forever home at the Henrico Police Animal Shelter. Hover over each animal’s picture to see their name, sex, and breed. Animals are sometimes adopted quickly; the shelter cannot guarantee any animal’s availability, and animals cannot be put on
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Henrico Property Transactions: April 29-May 5, 2026
1417 Northbury Avenue, Varina District - $217,000, 1,576 SF (built in 1973), from Sharon and Curtis Atkins to ERG Unlimited LLC. 10217 Wolfe Manor Court, Unit 402, Brookland District - $250,000, 1,040 SF (built in 1991), from Eudora and Will Jackson to Erivone Holanda Lima. 400
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Movie in the Park planned May 22 at Three Lakes Park

Va. Capital Trail Foundation, Keep Henrico Beautiful to present 'Bike Maintenance 101' at Four Mile Creek Trailhead May 23

ALSO MAKING NEWS

• Vietnamese dessert, coffee shop in Henrico’s Glen Allen area to close at the end of May (ABC 8)
• Henrico man waits 9 months for Kia repair after engine failure (NBC 12)
• The Psychedelic Furs and Living Colour to headline Groovin’ in the Garden in August (RVAHub)

HENRICO CITIZEN PODCAST
Henrico News Minute – May 20, 2026
Fare-free service will continue for another year on GRTC; Henrico Democratic lawmakers tout their General Assembly achievements; Henrico Fire Chief Jackson Baynard appointed to new role; air conditioning issues persist at numerous Henrico schools.
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TRENDING THIS WEEK ON HENRICOCITIZEN.COM

• Henrico legislators tout 'historic progress' with passage of housing, energy bills; call on Spanberger to pass cannabis bill
• Bike Month events in Henrico spotlight health benefits of cycling, growing bicycle safety infrastructure
• Henrico Schools unveils design for new Glen Allen elementary school
• Turning 'prevention into power': Henrico agencies, organizations celebrate impact of nurses during National Nurses Week
• ‘The data centers are coming’ – but some Hanover and Henrico residents are fighting to stop them

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